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Not to be confused with Playa Hermosa in the province of Puntarenas, Playa Hermosa in the province of Guanacaste offers a much calmer and relaxing environment.  The Playa Hermosa beach is lined with beautiful tropical trees while unfolding before the warm North Pacific Ocean.

Located at just a 20 minute drive from the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste, Playa Hermosa is a laid back tranquil beach town adorned with up-scale family beach homes and a few development projects along the northern sector.

The town of Playa Hermosa offers its visitors a nice variety of restaurants, shopping and night life.  Other tourist activities include deep sea fishing, diving, snorkeling and sailing.  Costa Rica hotels in the Playa Hermosa region are mostly within the mid-range budget or exclusive luxury hotels.  However, a few low-budget hotels and rooms are available.

Playa Hermosa is also well known for its exquisite marine life.  The region’s marine biodiversity can be easily enjoyed by snorkeling or diving.  Booking a diving tour in Guanacaste is fairly easy and available in almost every town, including Playa Hermosa.

Other activities that can be easily enjoyed from Playa Hermosa is the visit to local National Parks.  At just a short drive, visitors may head out to the Rincon de la Vieja National Park to experience volcanic activities such as boiling mud pots, vapor vents, hot spring waters and more.

The Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, located near the park’s entrance, offers a variety of adventure tours that includes hiking, horseback riding, canyon tours, zip-lining and tubing among others.

Other must see parks near Playa Hermosa in Guanacaste include the Santa Rosa National Park and the Palo Verde Park.

Article at Costa Rican Hotels Blog

Costa Rica attracts millions of tourists year round thanks to its incredible biodiversity, magnificent beaches and warmth of its people.  One of the activities that have attracted nature lovers from around the world to Costa Rica is bird watching.

Although the Rincon de la Vieja National Park in Guanacaste is known more for its volcano, boiling mud pots and thermal waters, it also happens to be a great place for bird watching.

Located in the Guanacaste Mountain Range in Costa Rica’s North Pacific region, the Rincon de la Vieja National Park is home to over 120 bird species.  To be able to spot the majority of these bird species, the best thing to do is to contact one of the areas’s most dedicated guides: Jonathan Serrano.

Jonathan has been a nature guide for over 8 years at the Rincon de la Vieja National Park as well as other important regions in Costa Rica. Some of the birds that can be observed here and Rincon de la Vieja National Park are the Crested Bobwhite, the Inca Dove, the Orange-Fronted Parakeet, the Black and White Owl, the Squirrel Cuckoo, the Cinnamon Hummingbird, the Orange-Bellied Trogon, the Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher and hundreds more.

Casa Salina is located at just 90 minutes from the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste and just an hour drive from all major beaches in the North Pacific.  Within the Costa Rica hotels infrastructure, Casa Salina is an eco-friendly lodge that offers top quality adventure tours in Puntarenas.

This article at Costa Rica Hotels Blog

The Arenal Volcano is one of the the ten most active volcanoes in the world. It is a fascinating natural wonder and must visit destination for many travelers to Costa Rica. On almost a daily basis, red-hot rocks crash down its steep slopes and volcanic grumbles produce huge ash columns above the crater.